The Guardian Cryptic Answers - Thursday, 20th January 2011 There are 16 across clues and 13 down clues for the The Guardian Cryptic crossword on Thursday, 20th January 2011. View the answers below.. Also try..All The Guardian Cryptic AnswersAll PublicationsThe AnswersNumber# Clue Answer AAcross 1: Notorious guy was a novelistBURGESSAAcross 5: Our army collapsed when it closed?ARMOURYAAcross 10: Care about piece of landACREAAcross 11: Fly down with courageBLUEBOTTLEAAcross 12: A scene made for session with the mediaSEANCEAAcross 13: Well-made jockeys ride a lotTAILOREDAAcross 14: Stores can provide the roots of treesANCESTORSAAcross 16: The reason for some bird noisesCAUSEAAcross 17: Daughter associated with greedy kingDAVIDAAcross 19: Applying polish — that's what Lancing does!FINISHINGAAcross 23: Boys kept in during awful beatingDRUBBINGAAcross 24: Quick change of posterPRESTOAAcross 26: They supply data from the TelegraphSCORECARDSAAcross 27: Clothing to boast aboutGARBAAcross 28: Craftsmen from ChesterETCHERSAAcross 29: In the doorway they show leavers outREVEALSDDown 2: Nasty daughter forsakes Uncle DanUNCLEANDDown 3: Raw colourGREENDDown 4: The one who does French, say, at schoolSUBJECTDDown 6: Teacher has little time for talkRABBITDDown 7: Practitioner gets back workOSTEOPATHDDown 8: Waves to the birds!ROLLERSDDown 9: One can't catch a fat, old safe-breaker on the boxBUTTERFINGERSDDown 15: Dine out at length and see the cityEDINBURGHDDown 18: This fruit could be almost tropicalAPRICOTDDown 20: There's no way ahead: I'm finishedIMPASSEDDown 21: A certain success is not affected …NATURALDDown 22: … but this kitchen appliance could be!MINCERDDown 25: Standard design on some church lecternsEAGLE